I did it!

[tallliman]

Well done!

 

[Crandoggler]

Great and well done,

I do the hill quite a lot, when I am in training, I do loops, so when you get to the top, take the first left, it takes you down a nice lane, take a left at the bottom, which then takes to the main Reading Road, turn left again, until the traffic lights, and then do all again, enjoy.

I'd love to do that, but I think just once per ride is enough for me at the moment lol.

 

[Crandoggler]

Yes - well done!

It does look a tough climb (and I'm not trying to dismiss your achievement in getting up it), but it does surprise me that it is counted as one of the top 10 climbs in the UK. I would have thought that you could find 10 harder climbs in just the Lake District, for instance?

Those 10 climbs can't be selected on length, average gradient or maximum gradient because there many even more brutal climbs dotted about the country. Does the author of the book explain why those climbs were chosen? (And as matter of interest, what are the other 9 climbs?)

Not a clue. I guess they have to factor in every part of the country? Baring in mind that from the traffic lights it's a steady 0.8km of 15-18%. It's featured in the tour of Britain before too! And it's also number 24 on top 100 Cycling climbs.

 

[EltonFrog]

Well done , it's a sod that hill.

I live 6 miles from Streatley Hill, there's a 30 mile loop I do from here, a lumpy 6 to Streatley, then towards Tidmarsh then up Sulham hill, then down towards Purley on Thames and then up Whitchurch Hill, which is steep and long.

Streatley hill is a bugger, how you got up at 11mph I don't know I'm lucky if I can do it at 4mph, fair play to you.

 

[Crandoggler]

Christ that wasn't me! I managed 4mph lol

 

[EltonFrog]

Christ that wasn't me! I managed 4mph lol

Ah, right I misread your post.

 

[midliferider]

Bit of an achievement for me today.

I'm 115kg of man and I usually struggle to keep the pace up whilst on the inclines. There's a hill near me called Streatley hill, it's a bit of a bastard and features in the top 10 climbs in Britain.

Anyway, I've never done it before. I had gone down it by accident once, which was hard enough just stopping.

Anyway, today, I thought let's have a go. It's absolute torture all the way up, but I made it! In quite a shite time -

Just noticed people have done it at 11mph. That's incredible!

Just ignore them. They are not real cyclists, do not know how to enjoy the scenery, take it all in slowly etc. I sometimes feel like telling them, if they want to go that fast, they could drive a car.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Streatley's no mean feat, well done @Crandoggler. Didn't realise you were near our patch.

 

[betty swollocks]

The worst thing about that hill is (besides it being a horror) is you're never rewarded, whether you're going up or down, with a view.